Powerful
Electricians union leader John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty now has a
radio gig.
The
politically connected labor leader will cohost Saturday Night Live
w/PhillyLabor on 1210 AM–WPHT with Pat Eiding, president of the
Philadelphia Council, AFL-CIO; Joseph "Joe Doc Jr." Dougherty Jr. of
PhillyLabor; and Joe Krause of Jakib Media, PhillyLabor.com announced. John
Dougherty and Joseph Dougherty are not related.
The
show will air at 7 p.m. Saturdays on the CBS affiliate. The show began in
2014 and gives what it calls an "insider's look at everything labor"
in the Philadelphia region, including conversations with labor, political,
business and professional leaders.
Besides
being business manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Dougherty is business manager of the Philadelphia Building and
Construction Trades Council and a major player in Democratic politics.
Source: Philly.com
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